Sleeve-protector.



T. L. HOGAN.

SLEEVE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED 001.23.1917.

Patentd 1360.17, 1918.

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THOMAS L. HOGAN, OF N EV] YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE LILY CUP COMPANY,INGOR- PORATED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SLEEVE-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1'7, 1918.

To Z? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS L. HOGAN, citizen of the United States,residing at the city and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Sleeve-Protectors; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to sleeve protectors for protecting the forearmportions of the arms and sleeves of bookkeepers, clerks, saleswomen, andother persons employed in occupations where both neatness of appearanceand comfort are desirable and where an accumulation of dust on the armsor sleeves is objectionable. With this in mind, my invention aims toprovide a sleeve protector of simple construction and one which may bemanufactured cheaplyand with eX- ceedingly simple tools; also, it aimsto provide simple means for'adjusting such a protector to arms or wristsof Varying sizes, and simple means for maintaining the parts of theprotector in the adjustment suited to any particular shape and size ofarm or wrist, and for causing the forward end of the protector to flareout instead of cutting into the wrist or arm. Furthermore, my inventionaims to equip a sleeve protector with simple and cheaply manufacturedreinforcements for its ends, and also to equip the same with anoutwardly directed inkabsorbing or blotter portion conveniently disposedfor use by the wearer of this protector. So also, my invention aims toprovide a sleeve protector of the above mentioned type, in which noexpensive tools will be required either for cutting the blank, formanufacturing the reinforcements, for attaching the blotting element,for uniting certain portions of theblank so as to form a tube from thesame, or for attaching a tab in suitable location to maintain theprotector in its adjusted position. However, the distinctive elements ofmy invention may be embodied in a considerable variety of types ofsleeve protectors, which varieties do not necessarily need to accomplishall of the objects just mentioned, or contain all of the featureshereafter disclosed. For eX- ample, I am illustrating severalembodiments of my invention in the accompanying drawings and describingthe same more fully in the following specification, from all of whichfurther and more detailed objects will be apparent. In the drawings,

tector of Fig. 1 before it was adjusted to its conical form and whileflattened for ship ment.

.Fig. 3 is a bottom view of therflattened protector of Fig. 2, with aportion of the blotter cut away to show the disposition of theprojecting tab part.

Fig. 4c is a perspective view of a sleeve protector formed from a blankhaving only one end at right angles to its longitudinal sides, andhaving the blotter in a different position from that of Figs. 1 and 3.

Fig. 5 shows the protector of Fig. 4 when flattened, and before both theends of the main blank are entirely joined to each other.

Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken along the line 66 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the upper edge of theforward or smaller end of the protector of Fig. 1.

For making the sleeve protector of Figs. 1, 2 and 3 I employ for themain element a blank consisting of a simple rectangular sheet of paperor the like, and firstscore this blank along lines parallel and ratherclose to opposite longitudinal edges of the latter, so as to definenarrow edge strips adapted to flex about the scored lines. Next, I foldthe blank twice upon itself along lines extending substantially at rightangles to the said reinforced edges, spacing these lines so that theoriginal transverse ends of the blank will overlap at some distance fromthe fold edges 2 and 3, and thus forming the blank into the shape ofFig. 2. I then secure the tip portion 4 to the tip of the blank whichthis overlaps, as by pasting, and secure a gummed tab 5 to the outsideof the protector thus formed. While this tab 5 need not be shippedattached to the protector, it is de sirably placed at one of the foldedges (such as the edge 3) near one end of the protector, and ispreferably so disposed as to project considerably beyond this adjacentfold edge.

hen the protector has been thus constructed, it is ready for convenientstoring and shipping in the flattened form of Fig. 2-, in which itoccupies very little space. For use, the flattened protector is readilyexpanded into a tube and slipped over the desired arm, after which atriangular portion of the tube is folded back against the outersurfaceof the tube, as for example along the dotted line 6 of Fig. 2, thuseffectively tapering the protector and causing it to conform to theshape of the given forearm as shown in Fig. 1. When the protector hasthus been adjusted to the needed shape, the projecting tab 5 is gummedto the adjacent surface portion of the main tube, as shown in Fig. 1,thereby permanently maintaining the protector in the form of a tube ofthe desired taper.

Vhere the appliance of my invention is to be used by bookkeepers andothers engaged in clerical work involving the use of ink, I

desirably also equip the protector with an ink-absorbing or blottingelement 7. For the construction of Fig. 1, the blotter 7 may be pastedupon the outer surface of the flattened tube at one end of the latter,and may desirably overlap a portion of the gummed label 5 so as tocooperate with the adhesive on the latter in maintaining the label fastupon the portion of the protector which afterward forms the triangularfold.

It willbe obvious from the above description and from the drawingsreferred to, that only the simplest forms of shears will be required forcutting the blanks for all parts, and that no complicated or expensivetools will be required for any of the forming, scoring or assemblingoperations. Consequently, I am able to manufacture the sleeve protectorof my invention so cheaply as to warrant its widespread adoption for thesales clerks of retail stores as well as for clerical help, and also towarrant its free distribution as an advertising novelty when suitablyimprinted with some advertising legend, as indicated also in thedrawings. Moreover, by scoring certain parts as above described, Iautomatically secure the flared front end which enables such protectors,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for even if made of thin material,.to be worn with comfort.

However, I do not wish to be limited .to the use of a blank in whichboth ends of the proposed tube are out along straight lines at rightangles to the axis of the flattened tube, nor to the particular locationof the overlap 4, or the blotter 7 as described, nor to other details ofthe construction and arrangement here described, except as limited bythe appended claims. For example, Fig. 5 shows a protector in itsflattened form, having one end cut square, and the other end oblique,thus affording the curvature at the larger end of the protector when inuse, as shown in Fig. 4. Likewise, Fig. 5 shows the overlap 4L asdisposed close to the fold edge at which the gummed label is attached,shows this gummed tab as partly interposed between the overlappingport-ions of the main element of the protector, and shows the blotter solocated that its greater portion will not be on the part of theprotector from which the tapering told is made.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sleeve protector comprising a substantially cylindrical tube ofsheet material about to have a portion thereof folded along side thetube to effectively taper the latter, and a projecting gummed tabcarried by the portion of the tube which is adapted to form the edge ofthe fold; the said tab being adapted to be secured to a portion of thetube not overlapped by the fold, so as to hold the latter in itsefiective position.

2. A. sleeve protector comprising a substantially cylindrical tube ofsheet material adapted to have a portion thereof folded along side thetubeto effectively taper the latter, a projecting gummed tab carried bythe portion of the tube which is adapted to form the edge of the fold,and a blotter fast upon the tube and lapped over a port-ion of the tab;the said tab being adapted to be secured to a portion of the tube notoverlapped by the fold, so as to hold the latter in its efi'ectiveposition.

Signed at Chicago, October 20th, 1917.

THOMAS L. HOGAN.

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Washington, D. 0.

